Consent to using human tissue

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7418, 2003, Pages 759-760

  Furness, Peter ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; TISSUE SECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141528549     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7418.759     Document Type: Editorial

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